scholarly journals The Relationship between Religion and National Culture in Poland in Light of John Paul II’s Philosophical and Theological Reflections

Religions ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 33
Author(s):  
Elżbieta Osewska ◽  
Józef Stala ◽  
Krzysztof Bochenek
Keyword(s):  
National Culture ◽  
Decisive Role ◽  
Strong Relationship ◽  
Pope John Paul Ii ◽  
John Paul Ii ◽  
Religious Piety ◽  
History Of ◽  
Other World ◽  
Polish Culture ◽  
Role Of Religion

Many historians and politicians acknowledge that John Paul II, along with other world-leaders of the 1980s brought about the destruction of European Communism. One could also say that connection between religion and culture inspired Poles to refuse co-operation with the Communism. According to Karol Wojtyła it is impossible without Christianity to understand the history of the Polish nation and culture. Being the son of Polish nation which has been condemned to death several times, by its neighbors, but which has survived and kept national identity, Pope John Paul II understood very well the important role of religion and culture. On the basis of his experience Slavic Pope laid out a vision for relationship between Christianity and culture as the ‘priority’ of the civilization of love. He pointed out a number of reasons for this, which will be presented in this article. First, religion does not exist in vacuum, but in a certain context. Second, religion played a decisive role in the construction of States and nations. Third, Christianity is a creator of culture in its very foundation, and deep transformation of culture starts when Christianity and culture are linked together. Fourth, Christianity is incomplete if it is not lived out in a culture. Fifth, Polish culture and society has been deeply animated by religious piety. Sixth, culture provides a medium for dialogue between believers and nonbelievers. Seventh, the goal of the engagement of culture in accordance with Christianity is the creating of a civilization of love, which enables the human being to live freely in the truth. The research aim of this article is to present the strong relationship between Christianity and national culture in Poland, to identify the core of the Polish national culture, the ways Polish culture has been growing and communicating in connection with Roman Catholicism in the light of Pope John Paul II’s teaching.

scholarly journals Przesłanie moralne papieża Jana Pawła II i Benedykta XVI do czeskich ateistów. Historyczne uwarunkowania i możliwości.

2013 ◽  
Vol 8 (1(13)) ◽  
pp. 69-85
Author(s):  
Tomas Petracek
Keyword(s):  
20Th Century ◽  
Historical Context ◽  
Pope John Paul Ii ◽  
The Public ◽  
Pope Benedict Xvi ◽  
Benedict Xvi ◽  
John Paul Ii ◽  
History Of ◽  
Moral Teachings

The author deals with the reception of the moral teachings of Pope John Paul II and Pope Benedict XVI by the Czech agnostic and atheist public. He puts this dialogue in the historical context of the Czech history of the 20th century and demonstrates its limits and possibilities. Although there is a common dialogue and interest space, currently, however, on the atheistic part of the public prevails a rather confrontational stance.

scholarly journals Misyjne nauczanie Jana Pawła II podczas pielgrzymek do Polski

2020 ◽  
pp. 35-56
Author(s):  
Grzegorz Adamiak
Keyword(s):  
Church Community ◽  
Human Culture ◽  
Missionary Work ◽  
John Paul Ii ◽  
History Of ◽  
History Of Europe ◽  
Polish Culture ◽  
The Church

During his pilgrimages to his homeland, John Paul II was teaching his countrymen about the problems specifi c to the Church in Poland, but also to the whole Church. One of these themes was the missions ad gentes. The Pope noticed and pointed out on the example of the history of his nation that missions built Polish statehood and shaped Polish culture. He called for this process to be recognized in the history of Europe as a whole and to recognize in evangelization the factor that builds and defi nes its true identity. He showed that missions help imbue human culture with a supernatural element. He recalled the truth about the missionary nature of the Church and the missionary vocation of all its members. Responsibility and cooperation in the missionary work was for John Paul II one of the forms of the “imagination of mercy.”  Appealing to his countrymen for missionary generosity and commitment, he also pointed to the fi gures who were involved in the animation of the missionary work in the Polish and universal Church. In his teaching in Poland, he recalled the missionary task of the Church community and of each and every faithful.

scholarly journals National business cultures: the influence of religion, and their role in the economic development of countries

2020 ◽  
Vol 50 (50) ◽  
pp. 23-30
Author(s):  
Viacheslav Chebotarov ◽  
Iegor Chebotarov
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
History Of Science ◽  
Institutional Environment ◽  
Decisive Role ◽  
Economic Miracle ◽  
History Of ◽  
Methodological Principles ◽  
Role Of Religion ◽  
National Business

AbstractThe paper clarifies the conditions and factors of the development of the institutional environment through modern interdisciplinary analysis. The authors revise the studies of the problem under consideration in the history of science and reveal the decisive role of religion in the development of national business cultures. The study highlights the fundamental postulates, i.e. the canons of theology, and argues for the need to consider them in the context of the analysis of national business cultures. The authors put forward and prove theoretical and methodological principles of the determinant influence of national business cultures and religion on the development of countries (the socio-economic phenomenon of the “economic miracle”). The content of the category “Polish economic miracle” is revealed through analysis of the influence of Catholicism, Orthodoxy and Protestantism on other “economic miracles” known from history. The authors conclude that Catholicism currently encourages entrepreneurial initiative of both individuals and organisations, which contributes to the sustainable economic development of countries.

scholarly journals Supreme Pastor of the Church Cares for the Hungarian Church: Church Architecture of the Hungarian Church During the First Decade of John Paul II’s Papacy

2017 ◽  
Vol 48 (1) ◽  
pp. 53-57 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gréta Garai ◽  
Zorán Vukoszávlyev
Keyword(s):  
Significant Role ◽  
Catholic Church ◽  
Church Architecture ◽  
Pope John Paul Ii ◽  
Christian Religion ◽  
John Paul Ii ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Church ◽  
The Catholic Church

One of the first longer letters of Pope John Paul II was addressed to the Hungarian Episcopacy and the Hungarian Catholics. Besides the traditional Polish-Hungarian friendship, he highlighted the person of Saint Stephen and the role of Hungary in the history of the Christian religion. “  […] the Catholic Church, which had such a significant role in the history of Hungary, can still pervade the spiritual image of your country, and can make the lightness of Jesus Christ’s gospel, that gave light to the sons of the Hungarian people during so many centuries, shine for your sons and daughters.”- wrote in his letter.

El proceso de beatificación y canonización de la primera santa chilena. Teresa de Los Andes: factor de unidad nacional (1947-1993)

2017 ◽  
pp. 89
Author(s):  
Alexandrine De La Taille-Tretenville Urrutia
Keyword(s):  
Pope John Paul Ii ◽  
National Unity ◽  
John Paul Ii ◽  
History Of ◽  
Social Sectors

La historia póstuma de Teresa de Los Andes, primera santa chilena, tiene como hitos claves la beatificación en 1987 y la canonización en 1993, ambas por parte de Juan Pablo II. La relectura de las fuentes vinculadas a este proceso de santidad y la pregunta por la necesidad de los chilenos de contar conuna santa propia en los altares, lleva a la interrogante por la posibilidad que presenta su figura como factor de unidad nacional en un momento histórico de álgida situación política. Asimismo, en un mundo secularizado, los milagros atribuidos a Teresa, como los devotos que acuden a su santuario, provenientes de diferentes sectores sociales, se analizan bajo la mirada del punto de unión que ella significa.Palabras clave: Teresa de Los Andes; santidad; unidad nacional; ChileBeatification and canonization of the first Chilean Saint. Teresa de Los Andes: A factor for national unity (1947-1993)AbstractKey milestones of the posthumous history of Teresa de los Andes – the first Chilean Saint – are her beatification in 1987 and her canonization in 1993, both by the Pope John Paul II. Reading once more the sources linked to this process of sanctity and knowing the need of Chileans to have their own Saint on their altars lead to the possibility that her figure is a factor of national unity in a historical and sharp political moment. Likewise, in a secularized world, this paper analyzes miracles attributed to Teresa and devotees coming to her sanctuary from all different social sectors from the perspective of the union that she means for all.Keywords: Teresa de Los Andes; sanctity; national unity; ChileO processo de beatificação e canonização da primeira santa chilena. Teresa de Los Andes: fator de unidade nacional (1947-1993)ResumoA história póstuma de Teresa de Los Andes, primeira santa chilena, tem como fatos clave a beatificação em 1987 e canonização em 1993, ambas realizadas por João Paulo II. A releitura das fontes vinculadas a este processo de santidade e a pergunta pela necessidade dos chilenos de ter uma santa própria nos altares, leva à pergunta sobre a possibilidade de apresentar a sua figura como um fator de unidade nacional num momento histórico de algidez política. Além disso, num mundo secularizado, os milagres atribuídos a Teresa, como os devotos que vêm para o seu santuário de diferentes setores sociais são analisados sob o olhar da junção que ela significa.Palavras-chave: Teresa de Los Andes; santidade; unidade nacional; Chile

scholarly journals Catholic-Orthodox Relations in Poland during the Pontificate of John Paul II

2021 ◽  
Vol 66 (2) ◽  
pp. 504-515
Author(s):  
Sławomir Romański-Cebula ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Catholic Church ◽  
Mutual Recognition ◽  
Pope John Paul Ii ◽  
Ecumenical Dialogue ◽  
John Paul Ii ◽  
Starting Point ◽  
Religious Dialogue ◽  
History Of ◽  
Mutual Relations ◽  
Theological Understanding

The article is an attempt to analyze mutual relations of two biggest Churches in Poland: Catholic Church, which has had a historically and demographically dominant position, and the biggest minority Church — Polish Orthodox Church. The time of the pontificate of Pope John Paul II (1978–2005) was a period of intense inter-religious and ecumenical dialogue. There were many meetings among representatives of both Churches. On the basis of the reports from the above-mentioned meetings, statements of hierarchs of both Churches, and official documents, the author presents the history of mutual relations pointing out both hardships and successes in the ecumenical dialogue. One of the obstacles worth mentioning in the religious dialogue is Uniatism. It constituted the most relevant barrier for the dialogue in Poland. Antagonisms perpetuated throughout centuries have evoked negative emotions until now. However, theological problems were much easier to solve. There had been other successes achieved in this field: the agreement on theological understanding of sacraments, along with indicating the dominating role of the Eucharist, and the mutual recognition of baptisms. The Catholic-Orthodox dialogue in Poland placed in a wider international context of inter-religious relationships can be evaluated as burdened with difficulties but developing, with its historical peak during the pontificate of John Paul II. Despite the barriers which still exist, it has to be stated that many significant matters have already been solved. Numerous undertaken incentives have survived and have become a starting point for further efforts. However, favourable conditions are needed.

The problem of periodization of the history of religion

1997 ◽  
pp. 3-8
Author(s):  
Borys Lobovyk
Keyword(s):  
Religious Studies ◽  
Human Being ◽  
Religious Development ◽  
History Of Religion ◽  
The Social ◽  
The World ◽  
History Of ◽  
Role Of Religion

An important problem of religious studies, the history of religion as a branch of knowledge is the periodization process of the development of religious phenomenon. It is precisely here, as in focus, that the question of the essence and meaning of the religious development of the human being of the world, the origin of beliefs and cult, the reasons for the changes in them, the place and role of religion in the social and spiritual process, etc., are converging.

John Paul II’s Centesimus Annus

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matthew A. Shadle
Keyword(s):  
Common Good ◽  
Free Market ◽  
Human Person ◽  
Economic Life ◽  
Pope John Paul Ii ◽  
John Paul Ii ◽  
Human Creativity ◽  
God's Grace ◽  
Centesimus Annus

Pope John Paul II wrote his 1991 encyclical Centesimus Annus to offer a Catholic vision of political and economic life after the collapse of communism in Eastern Europe and the democratization of many countries in Latin America and Asia. The encyclical provided a stronger defense of the free-market economy than had previous Catholic social teaching, and neoconservative Catholics saw it as a vindication of their views. Centesimus Annus also harshly condemns consumerism, however, and proposes that the state has a greater role in ensuring that the economy serves the common good than do the neoconservatives. John Paul II recognizes the essential role of human creativity and ingenuity in the economy, but balances this by emphasizing that the human person is the recipient of God’s grace.

The Setting

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicolette D. Manglos-Weber
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Social Trust ◽  
The United States ◽  
Evangelical Christianity ◽  
Interracial Relations ◽  
Personal Trust ◽  
Conceptual Background ◽  
History Of ◽  
Role Of Religion

This chapter presents the historical and conceptual background to the book’s argument. It starts with a history of Ghana, followed by an analysis of the trends that have led to high levels of out-migration, and then to a description of Ghanaian populations in Chicago. Next, it addresses the concept of social trust in general and personal trust in particular, developing a theory of personal trust as an imaginative and symbolic activity, and analyzing interracial relations through the lens of racialized distrust. It concludes by describing the role of religion in the integration of immigrant groups into the United States and the particular religious frameworks that characterize Charismatic Evangelical Christianity in Ghana.

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